Welcome to Gether ...
Gether is located in Caroline County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gether, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Gether is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gether lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gether: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Gether ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gether.
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Tuck Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beazley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Cauthornville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gether. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gether.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gether. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gether.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gether. See our Newspapers Page for Gether.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gether ...
Looking for more information about Gether? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gether, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gether.
Adding Gether to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gether in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gether was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gether post office opened in 1907. The Gether post office closed in 1981.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gether.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gether - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Gether area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Gether area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |